Crow Busters Forum

Mainehunt · Mainehunt

According to this description and photo, this is how Trap Shooting got its name. I don't know if it's 100% accurate or not. Just thought I would pass it along. Kev <><

Mainehunt · Mainehunt

I was driving along this past Saturday about 1/2 mile from my house. As I passed a group of trees close to the road I could hear many crows screaming, even through the closed windows of my truck. So I turned around and drove back and here are these 2 crows on the ground that were causing all the "crowd...

Mallardsx2 · Mallardsx2

Wingsetter · Wingsetter

Started out really foggy this morning , was still able to put together a decent hunt. Dropped 14 of them into the decoys, packed up and got outta there though before the ground started to thaw to much.. Suppose get into the 50's today..

nhcrowshooter · nhcrowshooter

As many veterans are aware crows are not as active on rainy days. Many animals have a sense of changing weather and react to it. What is your experience, are they moving more before a rainy day or more the day after the rain, or both.

nhcrowshooter · nhcrowshooter

A great but unexpected shoot today. We hunted in nearby Maine starting in the early morning with a pair of 10ga's. The spring migration was on and we witnessed many very high north bound birds strung out and showing no interest. As the morning wore on we got all the shooting we could handle and we wer...

8fishermen · 8fishermen

Has anyone ever shot the same piece of paper multiple times then divided the circle into the number of times shot and counted the strikes? Example Shoot a paper 4 times. Fold it in half then fold it in half again. When it is opened it would have 4 quarters. Count all strikes in one section and you would...

New Member · Wingsetter

Finally got my code to login, I've had some fun reading the the post's that are going on. I'm from Iowa, basically hunt everything.. I expect to have some fun learning and getting to know you all..

Crowtec · Crowtec

Thought I would knock the dust off of 17HMR today....Crow season is out for us here in NC...but pigeons are certainly in...the 17HMR really makes'em go POP...love the sound of the V-Max hitting home....Crowtec :> -- Edited by Crowtec on Saturday 12th of March 2011 10:47:40 PM

rz · rz

I've been lurking around this site for some time now and thought I should finally join. Things are a bit slow now, as far as a lot of crows (at least for me anyways) as winter is winding down, but should start to heat up soon. I do have the luxury of a year round open season though, so I have that going for me. My...

Wingsetter · Wingsetter

Got out a little later then I would of liked , but with it being 20 degrees out I wasn't to upset. Had a few good shots yet and ended up with 14 hitting the frozen ground.

popacrow · popacrow

I have a fine Ithaca Model 51 Deluxe Trap 12 guage that I would like to use on crow, what 12 guage round would you suggest for popping-crows??? -- Edited by popacrow on Sunday 13th of March 2011 05:15:28 AM -- Edited by popacrow on Sunday 13th of March 2011 05:17:55 AM

Shadow · Shadow

I'm trying to obtain some of the old style carrylite crow decoys with feet. I don't think they have made them for several years now. I think they were actually made by Sportplast from Italy. These are the ones with the flat foot bases that measure about 5" wide by 2.5" front to back. They w...

Troy Seal · Troy Seal

Whats your favorite field gun. I have 5 shotguns but the one I pick up the most when heading out for some bird kill'in is my benelli M1. I have a 28" M2 barrel on it. Gonna have it backbored and forcing cone lengthened. After backboreing it I will have to use optima plus choke tubes. So Im gonna call th...

chip · chip

In case you fellas didn't catch my post on Skips thread CHECK BASS PRO RIGHT NOW!! I bought Remington Gun Club loads 1 1/8 3 dram 7.5's this weekend for 54 bucks a case. Unless you break in to a sporting goods store somewhere you wont find them any cheaper. Buy all you can!! Ammo is going to skyrocket ve...

8fishermen · 8fishermen

Seeing the peanuts in Skips post made me think of this again. What all have y'all found a crow carring. We have found lots of pecans. One had about 10 acorns laying on the ground and in its mouth and the craw was FULL of them. It was so full they fell out when it hit the ground. The strangest thing so far was a ha...

crowaddict · crowaddict

FYI - Crow Cassette Users · Doug

CrowMart just got some Johnny Stewart cassettes in: Young Crow in Distress Fighting Crows Crow Frenzy Death Cry of a Crow Crow Distress w/ Owl Crow & Owl Fight $17.95 p...

8fishermen · 8fishermen

Do you measure pattern percentage from outside of core to outside of core? Or from farthest flier to farthest flier? I have always used farthest flier but it may make more sense to measure the core of the pattern. Anyone know for sure which is correct.

ba24 · ba24

I didn't want to hijack Skip's thread on shot size in regards to long range shooting but I think this relates to the topic. What criteria goes into consistent success at long range? How far do you lead them? Shot and choke size? How do you judge distance? I know I have a comfort zone determined by the size o...

Skip · Skip

This subject continues to be of great interests. We have discussed it before but shedding more daylight on this issue will be worthwhile. Just note above, I said "killing a crow"...not a duck or goose or turkey. Here goes.. Shot size is a bigger issue than choke constriction on being able t...

watch em fall · watch em fall

All this debating is informative and fun. I say put a 28 gauge in Skip Woody's hands loaded with any shell you choose and he would out shoot most of us with any gun we own. As I have said it is more who is shooting than what they are shooting. Again some good info, but no one will change their ways will they?

Mark · Mark

Hey Guys, being relitivly new to crow busters I hope this topic has not already be covered.. Can anyone help me identify the decoys in the pictures? My neighbor gave me these several years ago and he said he found them in his mom's attic. Thanks a lot! Mark

canoemac · canoemac

I had about given up on crows for the moment; our big gang using a landfill has broken up and I presumed that most of the birds were paired up and mating. Took a trip to the river bottom during the afternoon and saw about 40 or so feeding in a field. Returned at daybreak yesterday and killed nine in a howli...

Mike27 · Mike27

I know this topic was brought up before, but I forgot. I picked up some 12 ga. 1 1/8 oz. 3 dram 1200 fps estates, 7 1/2 and 8's. I did a quick 5 minute R&G mainly to make sure they would eject. Killed 2 and did some rapid fire tests. No problems. I reload, but I get lazy and pick up cheapos for back ups. Anybo...

Mainehunt · Mainehunt

When looking at shot size diameter, 7&1/2s are exactly halfway between #6s and #8s. So why the 1/2?? Kev <><

ba24 · ba24

Anyone know anything about this gun? Is it a good crow gun? Is $550.00 a good price new? Pros? Cons?

ublycrow · ublycrow

37 years old now and I've been hunting crow since I was 14. I've killed thousands but I'm still not calling myself an expert. What are your thoughts on overcast days for crows? Its cold and plenty of snow in Michigan. I made 2 sits this weekend. I could hear birds but they did not offer shots this weeke...

kayak_geek · kayak_geek

Thought we had access to a private farm last Saturday but when my friend called the owner he said no because our point of contact wasn't going to be with us. So we headed to a Virginia WMA nearby.Tough when you are just walking in and setting out the decoys without knowing the place. We still had a great aft...

8fishermen · 8fishermen

After getting into crow hunting and loving it, I have a new found interest in all nuisance animals and trapping. I am researching trap types and sets for beaver and nutria. I have lots of access to healthy populations of these. I know several of y'all hunt yotes. Just curious if any of y'all trap or hunt o...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	How TRAP SHOOTING got its name. (Preview) According to this description and photo, this is how Trap Shooting got its name. I don't know if it's 100% accurate or not. Just thought I would pass it along. Kev <><	Mainehunt	11	802	Mar 18, 2011 by crow commander
	PHOTO of crowfight (Preview) I was driving along this past Saturday about 1/2 mile from my house. As I passed a group of trees close to the road I could hear many crows screaming, even through the closed windows of my truck. So I turned around and drove back and here are these 2 crows on the ground that were causing all the "crowd...	Mainehunt	15	1083	Mar 17, 2011 by Mainehunt
	PA Crows (Preview)	Mallardsx2	7	653	Mar 17, 2011 by Wingsetter
	LAYOUT BLIND FOR THE MORNING HUNT (Preview) Started out really foggy this morning , was still able to put together a decent hunt. Dropped 14 of them into the decoys, packed up and got outta there though before the ground started to thaw to much.. Suppose get into the 50's today..	Wingsetter	12	2351	Mar 16, 2011 by Wingsetter
	Rain - better the day before or the day after (Preview) As many veterans are aware crows are not as active on rainy days. Many animals have a sense of changing weather and react to it. What is your experience, are they moving more before a rainy day or more the day after the rain, or both.	nhcrowshooter	8	741	Mar 16, 2011 by Mainehunt
	A shoot like October today (pics) (Preview) A great but unexpected shoot today. We hunted in nearby Maine starting in the early morning with a pair of 10ga's. The spring migration was on and we witnessed many very high north bound birds strung out and showing no interest. As the morning wore on we got all the shooting we could handle and we wer...	nhcrowshooter	10	1125	Mar 15, 2011 by shaddart
	Patterning Question? (Preview) Has anyone ever shot the same piece of paper multiple times then divided the circle into the number of times shot and counted the strikes? Example Shoot a paper 4 times. Fold it in half then fold it in half again. When it is opened it would have 4 quarters. Count all strikes in one section and you would...	8fishermen	4	808	Mar 15, 2011 by 8fishermen
	New Member (Preview) Finally got my code to login, I've had some fun reading the the post's that are going on. I'm from Iowa, basically hunt everything.. I expect to have some fun learning and getting to know you all..	Wingsetter	10	908	Mar 14, 2011 by Wingsetter
	17HMR Fun (Preview) Thought I would knock the dust off of 17HMR today....Crow season is out for us here in NC...but pigeons are certainly in...the 17HMR really makes'em go POP...love the sound of the V-Max hitting home....Crowtec :> -- Edited by Crowtec on Saturday 12th of March 2011 10:47:40 PM	Crowtec	7	1214	Mar 14, 2011 by Mainehunt
	Hello all (Preview) I've been lurking around this site for some time now and thought I should finally join. Things are a bit slow now, as far as a lot of crows (at least for me anyways) as winter is winding down, but should start to heat up soon. I do have the luxury of a year round open season though, so I have that going for me. My...	rz	15	1060	Mar 14, 2011 by Mainehunt
	Sunday Morning Hunt (Preview) Got out a little later then I would of liked , but with it being 20 degrees out I wasn't to upset. Had a few good shots yet and ended up with 14 hitting the frozen ground.	Wingsetter	5	732	Mar 14, 2011 by Mainehunt
	Ithaca Model 51 Deluxe Trap 12 guage: anybody use one on crows???? (Preview) I have a fine Ithaca Model 51 Deluxe Trap 12 guage that I would like to use on crow, what 12 guage round would you suggest for popping-crows??? -- Edited by popacrow on Sunday 13th of March 2011 05:15:28 AM -- Edited by popacrow on Sunday 13th of March 2011 05:17:55 AM	popacrow	4	2199	Mar 14, 2011 by nhcrowshooter
	Old Style Carrylite/Sportplast Crow Decoys with Feet (Preview) I'm trying to obtain some of the old style carrylite crow decoys with feet. I don't think they have made them for several years now. I think they were actually made by Sportplast from Italy. These are the ones with the flat foot bases that measure about 5" wide by 2.5" front to back. They w...	Shadow	21	3937	Mar 12, 2011 by Bob
	Favorite field gun? (Preview) Whats your favorite field gun. I have 5 shotguns but the one I pick up the most when heading out for some bird kill'in is my benelli M1. I have a 28" M2 barrel on it. Gonna have it backbored and forcing cone lengthened. After backboreing it I will have to use optima plus choke tubes. So Im gonna call th...	Troy Seal	49	5065	Mar 12, 2011 by Hizzoner
	Check Bass Pro NOW!!!! (Preview) In case you fellas didn't catch my post on Skips thread CHECK BASS PRO RIGHT NOW!! I bought Remington Gun Club loads 1 1/8 3 dram 7.5's this weekend for 54 bucks a case. Unless you break in to a sporting goods store somewhere you wont find them any cheaper. Buy all you can!! Ammo is going to skyrocket ve...	chip	3	867	Mar 12, 2011 by M12Shooter
	What's the strangest things you have found in a crows beak?? (Preview) Seeing the peanuts in Skips post made me think of this again. What all have y'all found a crow carring. We have found lots of pecans. One had about 10 acorns laying on the ground and in its mouth and the craw was FULL of them. It was so full they fell out when it hit the ground. The strangest thing so far was a ha...	8fishermen	16	2200	Mar 12, 2011 by Mr Benelli
	last crow hunt (Preview)	crowaddict	9	915	Mar 11, 2011 by black duck nick
	FYI - Crow Cassette Users (Preview) CrowMart just got some Johnny Stewart cassettes in: Young Crow in Distress Fighting Crows Crow Frenzy Death Cry of a Crow Crow Distress w/ Owl Crow & Owl Fight $17.95 p...	Doug	1	1167	Mar 11, 2011 by Doug
	How to measure pattern size? (Preview) Do you measure pattern percentage from outside of core to outside of core? Or from farthest flier to farthest flier? I have always used farthest flier but it may make more sense to measure the core of the pattern. Anyone know for sure which is correct.	8fishermen	2	836	Mar 10, 2011 by 10gacrowshooter
	Long Range shooting (Preview) I didn't want to hijack Skip's thread on shot size in regards to long range shooting but I think this relates to the topic. What criteria goes into consistent success at long range? How far do you lead them? Shot and choke size? How do you judge distance? I know I have a comfort zone determined by the size o...	ba24	40	5423	Mar 10, 2011 by Bob
	Shot size vs. pellet count vs. choke constriction vs. killing a crow at long distances (Preview) This subject continues to be of great interests. We have discussed it before but shedding more daylight on this issue will be worthwhile. Just note above, I said "killing a crow"...not a duck or goose or turkey. Here goes.. Shot size is a bigger issue than choke constriction on being able t...	Skip	43	9498	Mar 10, 2011 by Hizzoner
	Shooting Skill (Preview) All this debating is informative and fun. I say put a 28 gauge in Skip Woody's hands loaded with any shell you choose and he would out shoot most of us with any gun we own. As I have said it is more who is shooting than what they are shooting. Again some good info, but no one will change their ways will they?	watch em fall	19	1281	Mar 10, 2011 by nhcrowshooter
	Can anyone help me identify these decoys? (Preview) Hey Guys, being relitivly new to crow busters I hope this topic has not already be covered.. Can anyone help me identify the decoys in the pictures? My neighbor gave me these several years ago and he said he found them in his mom's attic. Thanks a lot! Mark	Mark	9	957	Mar 9, 2011 by Mark
	Back to hunting (Preview) I had about given up on crows for the moment; our big gang using a landfill has broken up and I presumed that most of the birds were paired up and mating. Took a trip to the river bottom during the afternoon and saw about 40 or so feeding in a field. Returned at daybreak yesterday and killed nine in a howli...	canoemac	1	569	Mar 9, 2011 by shaddart
	Estate shells (Preview) I know this topic was brought up before, but I forgot. I picked up some 12 ga. 1 1/8 oz. 3 dram 1200 fps estates, 7 1/2 and 8's. I did a quick 5 minute R&G mainly to make sure they would eject. Killed 2 and did some rapid fire tests. No problems. I reload, but I get lazy and pick up cheapos for back ups. Anybo...	Mike27	6	867	Mar 9, 2011 by watch em fall
	WHY is it called 7 and a 1/2? (Preview) When looking at shot size diameter, 7&1/2s are exactly halfway between #6s and #8s. So why the 1/2?? Kev <><	Mainehunt	14	992	Mar 8, 2011 by Hizzoner
	Beretta 390 shotgun (Preview) Anyone know anything about this gun? Is it a good crow gun? Is $550.00 a good price new? Pros? Cons?	ba24	15	3993	Mar 8, 2011 by ba24
	Need your opinion (Preview) 37 years old now and I've been hunting crow since I was 14. I've killed thousands but I'm still not calling myself an expert. What are your thoughts on overcast days for crows? Its cold and plenty of snow in Michigan. I made 2 sits this weekend. I could hear birds but they did not offer shots this weeke...	ublycrow	8	865	Mar 7, 2011 by Hizzoner
	Gave It The Old College Try (Preview) Thought we had access to a private farm last Saturday but when my friend called the owner he said no because our point of contact wasn't going to be with us. So we headed to a Virginia WMA nearby.Tough when you are just walking in and setting out the decoys without knowing the place. We still had a great aft...	kayak_geek	3	885	Mar 7, 2011 by Sniper John
	Any of you crow busters also trap?? (Preview) After getting into crow hunting and loving it, I have a new found interest in all nuisance animals and trapping. I am researching trap types and sets for beaver and nutria. I have lots of access to healthy populations of these. I know several of y'all hunt yotes. Just curious if any of y'all trap or hunt o...	8fishermen	8	2550	Mar 6, 2011 by KOB
«First < 1 … 94 95 96 97 98 … 113 > Last» \| Page of 113 sorted by